Although Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul may have had the most memorable mention of World War III at Tuesday night's fifth-round Republican presidential debate, calling New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie the candidate to vote for "if you're in favor of World War III," he certainly wasn't the only candidate to harp on the topic.
Mentions of the next global war started early at the undercard debate, with Rick Santorum announcing that the third World War is already underway. "We have entered World War III," the former Pennsylvania senator said. "World War III has begun, and we have a leader who refuses to identify it and be truthful to the American people to the stakes that are involved, in part because his policies have led us here."
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Governor Christie made his own bellicose proposals, including staunch action against Russian President Vladimir Putin and ISIS and support for a no-fly zone, in a display of force that Paul labeled as "reckless" enough to spur another World War. "It's a recipe for World War III," Paul said. "We need to confront Russia from a position of strength, but we don't need to confront Russia from a point of recklessness that would lead to war."